Romeo Is Bleeding keeps its focus squarely on character-driven noir storytelling, with no detectable agenda shoehorned in. Dialogue and casting emphasize genre rather than identity, and character flaws and grit remain front and center. There’s barely a hint of forced representation or flawless heroes here, everyone’s messy, and that’s intentional.

The film leans into a bleak take on morality, but that’s in keeping with noir traditions, not a targeted subversion. Masculinity, old-school values, and authority are depicted through morally complex characters. There’s no overt attempt to undermine family, tradition, or religion. It’s nihilism for the sake of genre, not modern ideology.

Alternative viewpoints exist, even if most are cynical or corrupt, again, a noir staple. There’s no mocking of tradition or conservative values, and no single worldview dominates beyond the film’s ‘everyone’s terrible sometimes’ motif. Diversity of outlook, if not always morality, is well represented.